GRE words begin with B Flashcards
badinage
noun [ U ] literary
UK /ˈbæd.ɪ.nɑːʒ/ US /ˈbæd.ɪ.nɑːʒ/
(n.) >light and playful conversation,
>conversation or remarks that are joking and not serious
การพูดเล่น
-This is the time for business questions, not badinage.
beget
verb [ T ]
UK /bɪˈɡet/ US /bɪˈɡet/
(v.) >to make children; to cause
>present participle begetting | past tense begot or begat* | past participle begotten or begot
ทำให้เกิด,ก่อกำเนิด
old use
to be the father of:
In the Bible it says that Adam begat* Cain and Abel.
formal
to cause:
Poverty begets hunger, and hunger begets crime.
bereave
verb [ T ]
UK /bɪˈriːv/ US /bɪˈriːv/
(v.) >to deprive through death
> be bereaved
to have a close relation or friend who has died:
ทำให้สูญเสีย ทำให้เสียชีวิต (สูญเสียญาติหรือเพื่อนสนิท)
Everyone who has been bereaved has to find his or her own way of coping.
bestial
adjective formal disapproving
UK /ˈbes.ti.əl/ US /ˈbes.ti.əl/
(a.) > showing a lack of human sensibility; like an animal
>cruel or like an animal:
เยี่ยงสัตว์ป่า,อย่างสัตว์เดรัจฉาน,โหดร้าย
The soldiers were accused of bestial acts against unarmed civilians.
blandishment
noun [ plural ] formal
UK /ˈblæn.dɪʃ.mənts/ US /ˈblæn.dɪʃ.mənts/
(n.) >anything designed to flatter or coax
*blandishments
>pleasant words or actions used in order to persuade someone to do something:
การประจบเอาใจ
She was impervious* to his blandishments.
*(ไม่สะทกสะท้าน ไม่คล้อยตาม)
bourgeois
adjective disapproving
UK /ˈbɔːʒ.wɑː/ US /ˈbʊrʒ.wɑː/ บัวะชวา
(a.) >conforming to standards and conventions of the middle class
>belonging to or typical of the middle class (= a social group between the rich and the poor) especially in supporting existing customs and values, or in having a strong interest in money and possessions:
ชนชั้นกลาง
It’s a bit bourgeois, isn’t it, joining a golf club?
bowdlerize
verb [ T ] (UK usually bowdlerise)
UK /ˈbaʊd.lə.raɪz/ US /ˈbaʊd.lə.raɪz/
(v.) >to modify by removing inappropriate sections from a text
>to remove words or parts from a book, play, or film that are considered to be unsuitable or offensive:
ชำระหรือตัดส่วนที่ไม่สมควรออก
The version of the play that I saw had been horribly bowdlerized.
bromidic
adjective
bro·mid·ic | \ brō-ˈmi-dik \
(a.) dull, unoriginal
: lacking in originality : TRITE ซ้ำซาก
ซ้ำ ๆ ซาก ๆ ,น่าเบื่อหน่าย,จืดชืด
No one I knew ate raw fish and people ordered pizza with bromidic toppings.
brook
noun [ C ] and verb
UK /brʊk/ US /brʊk/
(n)>a small stream: (ลำธาร,ลำห้วย)
I could hear the sound of a babbling brook. (=creek)
(v) >brook no sth/not brook sth
(v. ) >to tolerate something or somebody unpleasant
(v) >to not allow or accept something, especially a difference of opinion or intention:
ทนต่อบางสิ่งที่มันไม่ใช่ ไม่ถูกต้อง
She won’t brook any criticism of her work.
brusque
adjective
UK /bruːsk/ US /brʌsk/
(a.) abrupt or curt (หยาบ) in manner or speech
>quick and rude in manner or speech:
หยาบ ห้วน
His secretary was a little brusque with me.
bucolic
adjective literary
UK /bjuˈkɒl.ɪk/ US /bjuˈkɑː.lɪk/
(a.) relating to the countryside:
ลูกทุ่ง,บ้านนอก,ชาวไร่ชาวนา, ชีวิตชนบท
The painting shows a typically bucolic scene with peasants.(ชาวไร่ชาวนา;วิถีชนบท)
burgeon
verb [ I ] literary
UK /ˈbɜː.dʒən/ US /ˈbɝː.dʒən/
(v.) to grow or develop quickly
ผลิ,โตเร็ว,เริ่มเจริญ,เจริญโดยฉับพลัน,
Love burgeoned between them.
burnish
verb [ T ]
UK /ˈbɜː.nɪʃ/ US /ˈbɝː.nɪʃ/
(v.) to polish by rubbing
literary
to rub metal until it is smooth and shiny
If you burnish something such as your public image, you take action to improve it and make it more attractive:
ทำให้ขึ้นเงา,ทำให้วาว
The company is currently trying to burnish its socially responsible image. (ปรับโฉม?)
